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our chief washington correspondent and birthday boy, john harwood is following the candidates' last-minute moves. happy birthday. >> thank you, guys. it is the only poll that matters tomorrow but we have a lot of other polls, which don't matter, which are giving us signals of where the candidates are and why they're going to those states. crisscrossing the battlegrounds, ohio, wisconsin, colorado, the candidates are all there. if you look at our nbc/wall street poll, 47-48 obama. look at the battle of the swing states, of the nine swing states, only in two does mitt romney have a lead in the real clear politics average of polls. that's north carolina and florida. all the others, iowa, colorado, new hampshire, ohio, the rest of that set of battle ground states are all leading for obama. now, many of them are close, but if mitt romney only carries florida and north carolina among those battleground states, he's only 235 electoral votes. what he has to do is put together in this final sprint victories in states like virginia, like in ohio, like wisconsin, like colorado. that's the way he coul
our chief washington correspondent and birthday boy, john harwood is following the candidates' last-minute moves. happy birthday. >> thank you, guys. it is the only poll that matters tomorrow but we have a lot of other polls, which don't matter, which are giving us signals of where the candidates are and why they're going to those states. crisscrossing the battlegrounds, ohio, wisconsin, colorado, the candidates are all there. if you look at our nbc/wall street poll, 47-48 obama. look at...
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>> reporter: tyler, what happens in vegas goes to washington. up next, we are going to look at the big money and small in an election that's all about jobs in a state hit harder than just about anywhere else. live from the las vegas strip, after the break. this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. >>> welcome back to power lunch. today, one of the best performing sec stores the defense sector, the defense sector index reaching a 52-week high. some of the best performers include lockheed martin and united technology, lockheed and northrup part of the cnbc romney portfolio, today, the big charge there coming from coal. >> indeed it is. thank you very much.
>> reporter: tyler, what happens in vegas goes to washington. up next, we are going to look at the big money and small in an election that's all about jobs in a state hit harder than just about anywhere else. live from the las vegas strip, after the break. this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and...
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got go eamon javers back to you in washington, d.c. probably heard my rant about harry reid saying he is disappointed. what exactly is happening? he is the senate majority leader? isn't he the one supposed to leading these discussions? >> that session actually the question, brian. tell you what is happening on the senate side of the capital, harry reid address the reporters in the ohio clock stakeout area, his headlines from those comments start to move the markets a little bit, headlines including senator harry reid, little progress made in fiscal cliff discussions and disappointed with the little progress made in the debt talks, time to move past happy chatter. my take on this not standing there, haven't heard the full comment what is harry reid said. reading what is hitting the wires now this is harry reid applying pressure too negotiators to start to make progress. what he would like to see is actual specifics fleshed out. a questioning at the white house briefing today with jay garni facing hostile questions saying wait a second,
got go eamon javers back to you in washington, d.c. probably heard my rant about harry reid saying he is disappointed. what exactly is happening? he is the senate majority leader? isn't he the one supposed to leading these discussions? >> that session actually the question, brian. tell you what is happening on the senate side of the capital, harry reid address the reporters in the ohio clock stakeout area, his headlines from those comments start to move the markets a little bit, headlines...
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. >> we should note your main beat is covering the hill for us in washington. there is going to be angry phone calls come monday with murdoch scott brown and others. >> absolute ly. >> what else could they have done to get todd akin out of the race. he didn't want to get out of the race and now he's out of it on election day. >> that's the one thing we have to go on. we're still waiting on some of the big states. polls set to close in five more states. >> and here is a look at how the popular vote and electoral vote. the electoral vote is 184 versus 172 obama. ♪ [ female announcer ] today is not just about who lives in the white house, it's about who lives in the yellow house, the brick, the green, and the apartment house, too. today we not only honor the oval office, but we honor the cubicle, the open-air office and the home office as well. ♪ today is not just about who rides in air force one, it's about who rides in the 4 door sedan, the 2 door hatchback and the v8 muscle car. ♪ because today it's about all of us. and no matter who you are, or where you
. >> we should note your main beat is covering the hill for us in washington. there is going to be angry phone calls come monday with murdoch scott brown and others. >> absolute ly. >> what else could they have done to get todd akin out of the race. he didn't want to get out of the race and now he's out of it on election day. >> that's the one thing we have to go on. we're still waiting on some of the big states. polls set to close in five more states. >> and here...
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it looks unlikely in oregon and possibly in washington. what kind of secondary voter does that bring out? liberal voters or the libertarian voter. >> the conservatives were young with one point. >> that's true. we have had two presidents. so -- >> colorado is the closest and you can go down the slopes. >> in denver there are more places to buy marijuana than starbucks. >> i think it is almost legal in colorado. >> pretty much. there is one state, minnesota, that is going to vote on whether or not there should be more restrictions on medical marijuana, in other words, the doctor could only have three patients. >> is there more marijuana dealers than starbucks? >> not in my day. i heard about it. >> never inhaled. >> never exhaled. >> we have four states voting on whether or not citizens should not have to buy health insurance. >> you are going to be sticking around. >>> still to come on this special edition of "squawk box." we will be talking about the balance of power in washington and what it will mean from key legislation from financial
it looks unlikely in oregon and possibly in washington. what kind of secondary voter does that bring out? liberal voters or the libertarian voter. >> the conservatives were young with one point. >> that's true. we have had two presidents. so -- >> colorado is the closest and you can go down the slopes. >> in denver there are more places to buy marijuana than starbucks. >> i think it is almost legal in colorado. >> pretty much. there is one state, minnesota,...
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chief washington correspondent john harwin knows. >> everything we know suggests it's going to be chose. let me give you context for prediction of a romney victory. take the latest nbc/"wall street journal" poll. obama 48%, romney photography%, can't get any closer than that, well wind the margin of error. then go to the battleground states. we've got three late battle ground state polls. first of all in the state of virginia which as you mentioned, polls close early, 13 electoral votes, 48/47, president obama on top. state of florida, two-point lead for president obama. the state of ohio, most people have seen as the hinge point of this election, president obama's up 51/45. let's look at where the battleground states stand. if you average polls taken on the real clear politics website, of the nine battle ground states romney is only leading in the average of those polls in the two of them, north carolina and florida. the other states, president obama's got a lead. i'm talking about iowa, colorado, new hampshire, ohio, nevada, all states where president obama's doing very well. at least
chief washington correspondent john harwin knows. >> everything we know suggests it's going to be chose. let me give you context for prediction of a romney victory. take the latest nbc/"wall street journal" poll. obama 48%, romney photography%, can't get any closer than that, well wind the margin of error. then go to the battleground states. we've got three late battle ground state polls. first of all in the state of virginia which as you mentioned, polls close early, 13...
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and washington state. nbc news projects that barack obama will take the state of washington. there are some cheers in democracy plaza. we'll go back to there as the map fills in as the night goes on. >> not really clear who the fan base is for because you're hearing the same kind of, you know, phrase for both obama and romney. >> puts the president at 243 which is less than 30 points needed to get to 270. things are getting important here. in the meantime, your headlines at this hour. nbc news projecting obama ahead in electoral votes after sweeping up california as we mentioned. wisconsin, new hampshire. the first of the battleground state also fall to obama. however, we're still waiting on the other key swing states, iowa and nevada remain too early to call. north carolina, ohio, virginia, florida, colorado, too close to call. the senate, mostly breaking as expe expected, but the democrats did pick up three new seats. republicans projected to hold the house as well. >> all right. let's get straight to john harwood at the maproom to give us more color on what we're seeing as
and washington state. nbc news projects that barack obama will take the state of washington. there are some cheers in democracy plaza. we'll go back to there as the map fills in as the night goes on. >> not really clear who the fan base is for because you're hearing the same kind of, you know, phrase for both obama and romney. >> puts the president at 243 which is less than 30 points needed to get to 270. things are getting important here. in the meantime, your headlines at this...
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you may be shocked to hear this, but there's not a big constituency in washington, d.c., for smaller government. >> great point. >> so you got the other two-thirds of the 60% of the race, romney is going to do very well down there. but i believe the key to the state is whether romney cuts obama's margin below a certain level in the northern virginia suburbs and i think he has a good chance to do that. >> is there a state, governor, you will be watching most closely on behalf of the romney campaign that you feel he must win? >> well, there's not a state that he must win, but if he does the things that make sense, wins indiana, north carolina, florida and virginia, then the next state has to be ohio or he has to replace ohio. he can do that with pennsylvania, he can do it with wisconsin, plus colorado, he can do it with wisconsin plus new hampshire. so ohio has been -- has been called the big deal for months and months because it is the big deal. >> do i sense that you feel pretty confident about florida? >> i do. i do feel good about florida. >> what makes you feel good about florida?
you may be shocked to hear this, but there's not a big constituency in washington, d.c., for smaller government. >> great point. >> so you got the other two-thirds of the 60% of the race, romney is going to do very well down there. but i believe the key to the state is whether romney cuts obama's margin below a certain level in the northern virginia suburbs and i think he has a good chance to do that. >> is there a state, governor, you will be watching most closely on behalf...
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we're joined by politico's chief washington correspondent jonathan allen. good to have you with us. with mr. christie ever formally offered the job to be romney's running mate? >> not according to reporting that my colleagues mike allen did over the weekend. certainly he was somebody who was foremost in mitt romney's mind before he went on that foreign trip. remember he went over to london for the olympics and some other countries. by the time he came back he wanted paul ryan. i think that this is a situation where again just like 2008 there was a presidential candidate who really was interested in moving toward a moderate for the vice presidential pick and ended up going back to the base when they actually made the selection. >> so what changed in mr. romney's mind if this flirtation, that fascination or whatever it was with governor christie cooled. what changed? >> if only i could get into mitt romney's mind to know exactly what was going on there at the time. unfortunately, i don't have that power. it would be a great power particularly for predict being the stock market. but i
we're joined by politico's chief washington correspondent jonathan allen. good to have you with us. with mr. christie ever formally offered the job to be romney's running mate? >> not according to reporting that my colleagues mike allen did over the weekend. certainly he was somebody who was foremost in mitt romney's mind before he went on that foreign trip. remember he went over to london for the olympics and some other countries. by the time he came back he wanted paul ryan. i think...
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here we have an interesting divide between wall street and washington. wall street seems to believe and you can take a look at the numbers on how the market has acted over the past year. wall street seems to believe that we'll avert this cliff. washington seems to be willing to drive over the cliff. >> i think there's -- i don't want to pick on the tea party per se. you can say if obama would suddenly give in on taxes. what i worry about is there are people who are ideological in the country and more focused on other issues than taxation and money. those people i think are very much out of sync with other people as we discovered last night from the election. they could care less about the fiscal cliff. i think some people want to go over the cliff. >> howard dean last night, sam on "squawk" a couple weeks ago saying maybe it's the best medicine for us is to drive over this thing, go into a recession, provide some bed for growth in the second half of the year. it's a gamble. >> $5 trillion in cuts. get budget deficit worries off people's minds. you have t
here we have an interesting divide between wall street and washington. wall street seems to believe and you can take a look at the numbers on how the market has acted over the past year. wall street seems to believe that we'll avert this cliff. washington seems to be willing to drive over the cliff. >> i think there's -- i don't want to pick on the tea party per se. you can say if obama would suddenly give in on taxes. what i worry about is there are people who are ideological in the...
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a washington without gridlock. i'm not talking about the nation's capital but a town in virginia hoping the name sick gets its act together. >> just an hour outside of d.c., people in the small town of washington, virginia, spent months waiting to see what the election would bring their way. and many like cabinet maker peter cramer say they didn't much care about whether the democrats or republicans would win. just as long as the creeping economy starts racing again. >> i'm saying it's both of those people's faults. let's get some people in washington who want to solve the problem and stop the gridlock. >> next door at the gourmet farmers cafe, susan james spent the run up to the election feeling much the same way. >> the economy has changed the way we have conducted business and it's changed decisions we have made. major decision. >> instead of expanding her family-owned business, she kept a close eye on cost, steered clear of debt and watched the electoral process play out. >> what is it that you most want to see
a washington without gridlock. i'm not talking about the nation's capital but a town in virginia hoping the name sick gets its act together. >> just an hour outside of d.c., people in the small town of washington, virginia, spent months waiting to see what the election would bring their way. and many like cabinet maker peter cramer say they didn't much care about whether the democrats or republicans would win. just as long as the creeping economy starts racing again. >> i'm saying...
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those are the attitudes in washington we need to change. and that raises something about the choice you have to make, iowa. you know, a lot of choosing a president is about trust. you know, iowa, i started my presidential journey right here in this state. after two years of campaigning and after four years as president, you know me by now. you may not agree with every decision i've made. you may have sometimes been frustrated with the pace of change. but you know that i say what i mean. and i mean what i say. you know what i believe. you know where i stand. when i said i ended the war in iraq, i ended the war in iraq. >> so the president of the united states, he's getting into it. he's going to do several more before tuesday. we'll continue to monitor what he's saying in the battleground state for iowa. here's a question, republicans may have a tough time winning the majority in the senate. why? >> we've doubled clean energy production in this country. rachel quit the corporate grind to start her own interior design business. she's got a gr
those are the attitudes in washington we need to change. and that raises something about the choice you have to make, iowa. you know, a lot of choosing a president is about trust. you know, iowa, i started my presidential journey right here in this state. after two years of campaigning and after four years as president, you know me by now. you may not agree with every decision i've made. you may have sometimes been frustrated with the pace of change. but you know that i say what i mean. and i...
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tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> 15,000 books. isn't that incredible? yet we all still want to know more about him, and apparently in the movie you see a lincoln that is far from perfect, of course, as we all know, no matter how heroic and amazing the real man must have been. thanks for watching. "anderson cooper 360" starts right now. >>> good evening. we're coming to you from staten island, new york. we're here nearly two weeks after hurricane sandy hit. we begin with breaking news, a story that has blindsided the american intelligence community and the obama administration, and it's still developing at this hour. general david petraeus resigned today as director of the cia after admitting he had an extramarital affair. they confirm to cnn that the investigators have been exploring tips on an affair with eleanor broadbar. they tried to see if there was a potential security risk, in other words, perhaps petraeus was blackmailed. she is the one with whom petraeus admitted having an affair. petraeus is a highly respected, four-star general who commanded
tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> 15,000 books. isn't that incredible? yet we all still want to know more about him, and apparently in the movie you see a lincoln that is far from perfect, of course, as we all know, no matter how heroic and amazing the real man must have been. thanks for watching. "anderson cooper 360" starts right now. >>> good evening. we're coming to you from staten island, new york. we're here nearly two weeks after hurricane sandy hit. we begin with...
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those were the two open conditions in washington's showdown since the disaster. budget negotiators reconvene next week to try, in the words of one aide, to assess where they are. that's what puts republicans where they are in election 2012. it depends on who you ask or how you ask the question, what happened on tuesday night? gop strategist mary matalin, and david fromm, author of "why romney lost and what the gop can do about it." president obama and speaker boehner have said a lot of right things talking about compromise and cooperation, but on taxes, it seems the gap between the two sides is as big as ever, doesn't it? did the election not change anything? >> the election changed a lot. the election changed the underlying power dynamic between the two parties. you know that great line of al capone's, you can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can get with a kind word alone? the president now has a gun in his hand. the bush tax cuts expire and that makes the republicans sweat. it's a consequence of losing elections, and it's going to be a very uncomfo
those were the two open conditions in washington's showdown since the disaster. budget negotiators reconvene next week to try, in the words of one aide, to assess where they are. that's what puts republicans where they are in election 2012. it depends on who you ask or how you ask the question, what happened on tuesday night? gop strategist mary matalin, and david fromm, author of "why romney lost and what the gop can do about it." president obama and speaker boehner have said a lot...
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and they fought us every step of the way in washington. they spent millions to try to stop us from reforming health care. spent millions to try to stop us from reforming wall street. and when we got all those things through, they engineered a strategy of gridlock in congress, refusing to compromise even on ideas that both democrats and republicans used to support. like obama care which started out in massachusetts under governor romney. it worked fine when a republican was sponsoring it, suddenly it was terrible when a democrat put it forward. and the reason they've done this, it's a strategy, it's a calculation. they're counting on you'll be so worn down by all the squabbling, tired of all the dysfunction, you'll just be fed up and you'll ultimately give up on the idea of changing, you'll walk away, leave them in power, you'll decide things can't change. in other words they're bet is on cynicism, but ohio, my bet's on you. >> you're listening to president obama speaking in cincinnati ohio. both candidates, the closing arguments they were
and they fought us every step of the way in washington. they spent millions to try to stop us from reforming health care. spent millions to try to stop us from reforming wall street. and when we got all those things through, they engineered a strategy of gridlock in congress, refusing to compromise even on ideas that both democrats and republicans used to support. like obama care which started out in massachusetts under governor romney. it worked fine when a republican was sponsoring it,...
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, so that he could have more partisanship in washington, d.c. now if you want it, you can have it. the people of indiana don't want it, congressman joe donnelly his opponent was ahead by 11 points in the most recent polls, you're going to change that. but it will all be for naught if you reward him by not electing president obama. if you want cooperation over conflict, if you want people to walk through the same door and sit down at the same table and behave like grown-ups, you have to re-elect president obama. [ cheers and applause ] >> former president bill clinton stumping for president barack obama. election day just two days away and so could former president clinton make a real difference in the outcome of the election? and how about the economy? we'll talk about what could be a deciding factor come election day. maybe somewhere around my house. mine's just, right over that way. well you can find out exactly where it is using bing elections. it's a good day for politics. which way do you lean politically? conservative. republican. well, us
, so that he could have more partisanship in washington, d.c. now if you want it, you can have it. the people of indiana don't want it, congressman joe donnelly his opponent was ahead by 11 points in the most recent polls, you're going to change that. but it will all be for naught if you reward him by not electing president obama. if you want cooperation over conflict, if you want people to walk through the same door and sit down at the same table and behave like grown-ups, you have to re-elect...
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suzanne kelly, cnn, washington. >> suzanne, thank you very much. pea tray was' confession and resignation stunned the entire intelligence community. >>> next we'll talk with general spider marks, he knows both the people involved in the petraeus decision. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to go further in your career than you ever thought possible. let's get started at capella.edu to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! consider the silverado 1500 -- still the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. and now we've also been recognized for lowest total cost of ownership -- based on important things, like deprecia
suzanne kelly, cnn, washington. >> suzanne, thank you very much. pea tray was' confession and resignation stunned the entire intelligence community. >>> next we'll talk with general spider marks, he knows both the people involved in the petraeus decision. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella...
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the status quo in washington is fierce. over the last four years that status quo has fought us every step of the way. they spent millions trying to stop us from reforming the health care system. spent millions trying to prevent us from reforming wall street. they engineered a strategy of gridlock in congress refusing to compromise on ideas that both democrats and republicans had agreed to in the past. what they're counting on now is that you're iffing to be so tired of all the squabbling, so tired of all the dysfunction that you're just going to give up and walk away and leave them -- leave them right where they are. pulling the strings and levers and you lock out of the decisions that impact your lives. in other words i'm not making a partisan point here when the other party has been willing to work with me, to cut middle class taxes for families and small businesses or some courageous republican senators crossing the aisle to support the repeal of don't ask don't tell. we're not democrats or republicans first. we're ameri
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. >> he can't change washington from the inside, only from the outside. we're going to give him that chance in a day or two. >> millions of people have already voted for one candidate or the other. early voting, though, has been a blessing and a curse. in ohio, in florida, limited hours made for long lines over the weekend, could make for post-election legal battles if either state is pivotal and close. a very real possibility. there is a lot of excitement out there, though, tonight. we are just hours away from the final day of this election, of this campaign. it's up to you now, the voters, to decide. we are going to try to bring you all the excitement and energy that is out there tonight with live remarks from the presidential candidates and vice presidential candidates as they make them. tonight in the hour ahead and again when we're live at 10:00. the polling remains close enough that the romney campaign has secured two rallies for tomorrow, election day, one in cleveland, ohio. the other in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in cleveland, you would expect, gi
. >> he can't change washington from the inside, only from the outside. we're going to give him that chance in a day or two. >> millions of people have already voted for one candidate or the other. early voting, though, has been a blessing and a curse. in ohio, in florida, limited hours made for long lines over the weekend, could make for post-election legal battles if either state is pivotal and close. a very real possibility. there is a lot of excitement out there, though,...
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carol is a reporter at the washington post. thank you very much for joining us. >> happy to be here, gary. >> what do you know about agent fred rhumphries and why was he o motivated to investigate those e-mails. something like that should not and would not rise to an fbi probe? >> it's a great question, and what we found out was the way he was being described was really inaccurate. people had initially reported and republican leaders had described him as a whistleblower who came forward, complaining to cantor, house majority leader cantor's office because he was worried the fbi investigation that uncovered an affair by the cia director david petraeus was stalled for political reasons. it was implied he was concerned about the progress of this case and worried about it being shelved improperly. what we found in our reporting is sources very close to humphries and aware of his account, briefed on his information, tell us quite a different story about the agent. he's a tampa agent who had a long-standing sort of social acquaintanc
carol is a reporter at the washington post. thank you very much for joining us. >> happy to be here, gary. >> what do you know about agent fred rhumphries and why was he o motivated to investigate those e-mails. something like that should not and would not rise to an fbi probe? >> it's a great question, and what we found out was the way he was being described was really inaccurate. people had initially reported and republican leaders had described him as a whistleblower who...
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but my advice is for washington, d.c. to look out for the new stars in the obama coalition and the democratic coalition. people like ben jell lus put a million black votes into play, made the difference in ohio. the new star rising. tulsy gabbert, this young woman, going to be the first hindu elected to congress. she comes out of hawaii 31 years old. she won by 81% or something like that. the most votes ever gotten by percentage. she's the most popular politician already by the polls in hawaii. and, again, she's an iraq war combat veteran. democrats are attracting this kind of talent, this means we're going to be able to do pretty well going forward. watch out for tulsy. >> also got the first openly lesbian senator. >> i'm a good supporter of ben and tulsy. >> all right. there really are a lot of people that have emerged from the last two cycles. either entrepreneurship or within politics. i think there was a concern after '08 is that people became disillusi disillusioned. stay engaged. that's my advice. stay engaged. ele
but my advice is for washington, d.c. to look out for the new stars in the obama coalition and the democratic coalition. people like ben jell lus put a million black votes into play, made the difference in ohio. the new star rising. tulsy gabbert, this young woman, going to be the first hindu elected to congress. she comes out of hawaii 31 years old. she won by 81% or something like that. the most votes ever gotten by percentage. she's the most popular politician already by the polls in hawaii....
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you look at george washington, what could a leader today say, wow, george washington did "x" and the takeaway for me is -- >> this is my third novel about george washington. and the message in all three of them is pretty straightforward. we don't have giant problems right now. we have challenges, we have things we've got to get done in 2013. but, washington had giant problems. i mean, they were taking on the greatest empire on the planet, by the time you get to the yorktown campaign they've been fighting for over six years. people are very demoralized. they're very exhausted. british are sitting in manhattan with the royal navy. washington can't drive them out. doesn't have the military capacity to do it. and he knows he can't just keep sitting around, he knows people are getting really tired. and they're going to start saying why don't we cut a deal? and so he takes a third of his army and sends it to the south, where they fight with general corn wallace the british commander and gradually wear him out and cornwallis decides to wait to be rescued by the british navy. our french alli
you look at george washington, what could a leader today say, wow, george washington did "x" and the takeaway for me is -- >> this is my third novel about george washington. and the message in all three of them is pretty straightforward. we don't have giant problems right now. we have challenges, we have things we've got to get done in 2013. but, washington had giant problems. i mean, they were taking on the greatest empire on the planet, by the time you get to the yorktown...
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so this week was supposed to be about the fiscal cliff in washington. i get the sense this might be a distraction now. >> well, certainly a sex scandal really sucks up the oxygen of the news cycle no doubt. the white house has not commented, obviously, on the new development involving general allen. they don't tend to. these are personnel matters. but we will have the briefing today midday 12:30 eastern and jay karn ji goicarney is going questioned, no doubt. president obama kicks off a series of meetings to day. he is meeting with liberal and labor leaders tomorrow. he meets with business leaders. all of that ahead. a meeting with the top democrat and top republican from both the house and senate on friday. so he'll still be focused on that. but there is also this question of how, perhaps, this affects the president's afghanistan policy. general allen is set to depart as the top commander, top u.s. commander in afghanistan at a very critical time. president obama decides how to wind down the 68,000 american combat troops from afghanistan by the end of
so this week was supposed to be about the fiscal cliff in washington. i get the sense this might be a distraction now. >> well, certainly a sex scandal really sucks up the oxygen of the news cycle no doubt. the white house has not commented, obviously, on the new development involving general allen. they don't tend to. these are personnel matters. but we will have the briefing today midday 12:30 eastern and jay karn ji goicarney is going questioned, no doubt. president obama kicks off a...
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roland martin is going to join us, the host of washington watch with roland martin. he'll be with us in just a moment. and also joining us are congressman chaffetz, we'll be chatting with him about what is happening with our military. it's completely out of control. john berman sticks around with us, as well. let's talk about the new information in this scandal surrounding the cia chief david petraeus. we're learning that general john allen, the man who took over for petraeus as command of the u.s. naval forces in afghanistan is being investigated, as well, for alleged inappropriate communications with jill kelley. who is jill kelley? she is the woman who kicked off the original petraeus probe when she complained about hostile e-mails that she was getting from the person who turned out to be petraeus mistress. congressman chaffetz, so much to start with. let's begin with john allen. how much concern is there for you, he said that he has done nothing wrong. how much concern do you have with the fact that this investigation is widening? >> well, look, these are some of
roland martin is going to join us, the host of washington watch with roland martin. he'll be with us in just a moment. and also joining us are congressman chaffetz, we'll be chatting with him about what is happening with our military. it's completely out of control. john berman sticks around with us, as well. let's talk about the new information in this scandal surrounding the cia chief david petraeus. we're learning that general john allen, the man who took over for petraeus as command of the...
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washington, maryland, minnesota, maine. with maine possibly representing the biggest turn around here on how same sex marriage is viewed three years ago, all three years ago, maine voters rejected their governor's decision to allow same sex marriage. recent polling suggests a shift in maine. listen to this, and then i have a question. >> the end result in november will be the same. another campaign, unfortunately. we are disappointed as divisive and as contentious as it was in 2009, this say tough time to be going through this again. >> many people changed their minds and many continue to change their minds and they want another chance to bring fairness and equality to the state of maine. we are going to give them that chance. >> john what do you make of this? could this be a tipping point in support of gay marriage in country? >> i mean, you know, america's at a tipping point. we're a thin majority of americans for first time support marriage equality. president obama out in favor of marriage equality. but marriage ultraeq
washington, maryland, minnesota, maine. with maine possibly representing the biggest turn around here on how same sex marriage is viewed three years ago, all three years ago, maine voters rejected their governor's decision to allow same sex marriage. recent polling suggests a shift in maine. listen to this, and then i have a question. >> the end result in november will be the same. another campaign, unfortunately. we are disappointed as divisive and as contentious as it was in 2009, this...
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he says i am offering a contrast to what we are seeing in washington today. we've watched as one party has pushed through its agenda without compromising with the other party. we've watched gridlock and petty cob flikt dominate while the most important issues confronting the nation go unaddressed. the bickering has to end, i will end it. you can read their complete opinions by logging on to our website. just go to cnn.com/opinion. >>> it is going to be a tough race in florida. another vote that could be pivotal is cnn's jewish voters. john zarrella joins us to tell us more about that. good morning, john. >> reporter: we are here with early voting in bruoward county. lines sometimes four hours long as folks are exercising their right to go to the polls. we have seen a lot of advertising money spent in florida to basically target the jewish voter, and that is a group that in the past we just haven't seen targeted like this. not all the talk in florida this year revolves around the spanish vote. and it's not just about that stretch of asphalt between tampa and d
he says i am offering a contrast to what we are seeing in washington today. we've watched as one party has pushed through its agenda without compromising with the other party. we've watched gridlock and petty cob flikt dominate while the most important issues confronting the nation go unaddressed. the bickering has to end, i will end it. you can read their complete opinions by logging on to our website. just go to cnn.com/opinion. >>> it is going to be a tough race in florida. another...
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joins us from washington. have you reached out to general petraeus and do you plan on it in the future? >> i have just got off an airplane from dubai this morning, haven't done it, but if i get the opportunity, i certainly will. >> as senator dianne feinstein calls it an enormous loss for the intelligence community, for the country, lot of people agree with that. what do you hope his legacy is? >> i don't think his legacy is quite finished. my feeling is he will get through this with some reputational impairment, but that's a man who has a lot to give to this country in the future as well as he has given so much in the past. >> do you think obama did the right thing in accepting his resignation, if he had a choice? >> well, i believe the president did make the right decision. whether you look at it from the perspective of a retired general or from the nation's chief spy master, unfortunately, the behavior that was xinlted was inconsistent with either that of a retired general or the chief spy master for the un
joins us from washington. have you reached out to general petraeus and do you plan on it in the future? >> i have just got off an airplane from dubai this morning, haven't done it, but if i get the opportunity, i certainly will. >> as senator dianne feinstein calls it an enormous loss for the intelligence community, for the country, lot of people agree with that. what do you hope his legacy is? >> i don't think his legacy is quite finished. my feeling is he will get through...
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all right, joe johns, thanks so much from washington. appreciate that. >> something else that considered a pretty big challenge or obstacle right now. in states like connecticut, new jersey, and new york. how do people vote? given what took place with that superstorm sandy? five days after the storm, polling station managers are working to make sure voting goes as smoothly as possible. but is that a difficult undertaking? joining me to explain what they're doing in connecticut, connect kick' secretary of state, denise merril, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i understand already in some portions of connecticut like greenwich, everything is working again. you have the polling stations in place. but then are there other areas in connecticut that were impacted by the storm where things are not up and running. the polling stations and power is not up and running? >> there are still a few that we're worried about, probably a handful at this points, but we've been in communication with all of the 169 towns where these elections are held
all right, joe johns, thanks so much from washington. appreciate that. >> something else that considered a pretty big challenge or obstacle right now. in states like connecticut, new jersey, and new york. how do people vote? given what took place with that superstorm sandy? five days after the storm, polling station managers are working to make sure voting goes as smoothly as possible. but is that a difficult undertaking? joining me to explain what they're doing in connecticut, connect...
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we're coming to you live from washington, d.c. this morning. election drama could extend well beyond today's vote, for example, there's a possibility of an electoral college tie, 269-269. in the unlikely event that that happens, tom foreman has a blow-by-blow of the rules that would determine who becomes president and who becomes vice president. take a look. >> reporter: hey, soledad, even if every single state out there votes as anticipated, each one of these liens represents a way in which the battleground states could come together to produce an electoral tie, 269 votes for each of the candidates. if that happens, everything changes. here's rule number one. the incoming house of representatives would pick the president. that's right. after all this voting, all the ads, all the billions of dollars spent, the folks who are going to gather in this chamber in january would then have the task of deciding on who the president is going to be. rule number two. one vote per delegation or one vote per state. this is actually a big deal. let me bring i
we're coming to you live from washington, d.c. this morning. election drama could extend well beyond today's vote, for example, there's a possibility of an electoral college tie, 269-269. in the unlikely event that that happens, tom foreman has a blow-by-blow of the rules that would determine who becomes president and who becomes vice president. take a look. >> reporter: hey, soledad, even if every single state out there votes as anticipated, each one of these liens represents a way in...
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we're talking actually about legalizing marijuana in colorado, washington and oregon. that would be for anybody over the age of 21, wolf. >> it's a fascinating situation that's unfolding right now in the swing states. are these ballot initiatives more likely to help governor romney or president obama? >> in colorado, and that's one of the states we're looking at with marijuana legalization. conventional wisdom is that this would draw in younger, more progressive voters. and it is very popular in this state. but it is also opposed by independent moms. and that is a group that really could trend either way that could actually help governor romney. another state that i want to point out is florida. we can take a look here because they have a very interesting ballot initiative whether or not public funds should be allowed to be used for abortions with the exception being for rape or in the case of incest or whether the life of a mom is in danger, wolf. >> how likely are these initiatives to pass? >> particularly -- we can go back to the very first one, the health care, oba
we're talking actually about legalizing marijuana in colorado, washington and oregon. that would be for anybody over the age of 21, wolf. >> it's a fascinating situation that's unfolding right now in the swing states. are these ballot initiatives more likely to help governor romney or president obama? >> in colorado, and that's one of the states we're looking at with marijuana legalization. conventional wisdom is that this would draw in younger, more progressive voters. and it is...
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the one washington created. it seems with the noise of the campaign behind us, washington is listening which means that after several months of harping on the dangers that you face, i'm ready to make a big switch to telling you about the opportunities that lie ahead. i'm ali velshi and this is "your money." i will not drop this issue until it is settled. then we have the debt ceiling debate. but there is life after washington induced catastrophe. frankly, it looks like a pretty good life. if all goes according to plan, 2013 could be a big turn around year for the u.s. the start of a recovery that feels real. most of it will have very little to do with washington policy though your state and federal government will have to step in to make it happen. let me explain. first, there's an energy boom under way in the united states right now. fueled by hydraulic fracturing and by more drilling for oil. natural gas is currently cheap, abundant and increasingly used not just as a fuel source direct to home and businesses,
the one washington created. it seems with the noise of the campaign behind us, washington is listening which means that after several months of harping on the dangers that you face, i'm ready to make a big switch to telling you about the opportunities that lie ahead. i'm ali velshi and this is "your money." i will not drop this issue until it is settled. then we have the debt ceiling debate. but there is life after washington induced catastrophe. frankly, it looks like a pretty good...
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. >> i think he needs to spend time with his own party in washington. he needs to spend time with the republicans in washington. >> he does not like that. >> if he's going to get there, i think he has to do both. i don't think he can do one at the expense of the other the democrats are holding on to control the senate. we'll look at the priorities of washington going forward and whether partisan grid lock will be as bad as ever. [ alarm clock ringing ] [ female announcer ] if you have rheumatoid arthritis, can you start the day the way you want? can orencia help? could your "i want" become "i can"? talk to your doctor. orencia reduces many ra symptoms like pain, morning stiffness and progression of joint damage. it's helped new ra patients and those not helped enough by other treatments. do not take orencia with another biologic medicine for ra due to an increased risk of serious infection. serious side effects can occur including fatal infections. cases of lymphoma and lung cancer have been reported. tell your doctor if you are prone to or have any inf
. >> i think he needs to spend time with his own party in washington. he needs to spend time with the republicans in washington. >> he does not like that. >> if he's going to get there, i think he has to do both. i don't think he can do one at the expense of the other the democrats are holding on to control the senate. we'll look at the priorities of washington going forward and whether partisan grid lock will be as bad as ever. [ alarm clock ringing ] [ female announcer ] if...
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i pointed out california, washington state, oregon, not closed yet. and those are big states,est peshlgly california. what's going on in boston, candy? >> well, i have to tell you, the -- prior to what we're watching right now, which is really the family story of the romneys, very dark and quiet in here for this crowd. right before that, they watched scott brown, republican senator from massachusetts concede. a very subdued crowd here. in the past hour or so, not getting return phone calls or messages from the romney campaign. look, they are looking at the numbers, trying to figure out how to make the math work. i'm sure it's turned from tense to really tense, because this is the pathway to the presidency shrinking, you can teal it in the room. they are watching returns come in. at this point, they are like others waiting. >> and the wait continues. guys, thanks very much. we'll get back to you. anderson, closer and closer to 11:00 p.m. on the east coast. 8:00 p.m. on the west coast. you remember, four years ago, exactly 11:00 p.m. on the east coast,
i pointed out california, washington state, oregon, not closed yet. and those are big states,est peshlgly california. what's going on in boston, candy? >> well, i have to tell you, the -- prior to what we're watching right now, which is really the family story of the romneys, very dark and quiet in here for this crowd. right before that, they watched scott brown, republican senator from massachusetts concede. a very subdued crowd here. in the past hour or so, not getting return phone...
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here is washington, d.c., your suburbs across the river. as you move to the suburbs here, you're getting into the excerpts here. this is it traditionally republican territory meaning when george bush won in 2004, this was red. governor romney to be competitive needs to turn it red tonight. could this be blue at the end of the night like this 2008 and romney still win virginia? yes, it could be. but the margins would have to be much, much smaller. if you look at the 2008 margin, this is prince william county, 58-42. there is no way governor romney could be competitive if he's losing that much in prince william county. he hopes this is red. if nothing else, has to run closer in the suburbs. if you look at 2008, see all this out here? see all this red? guess what? because of the population up here, the president won virginia by 234,000 votes. the president won northern virginia by 234,000 votes. they tied. and the rest of the state, you see all this red, you think this is john mccain. you think john mccain has to be running up huge numbers her
here is washington, d.c., your suburbs across the river. as you move to the suburbs here, you're getting into the excerpts here. this is it traditionally republican territory meaning when george bush won in 2004, this was red. governor romney to be competitive needs to turn it red tonight. could this be blue at the end of the night like this 2008 and romney still win virginia? yes, it could be. but the margins would have to be much, much smaller. if you look at the 2008 margin, this is prince...
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about 45 minutes, an hour away from washington. if governor romney wins prince william county, he's competitive in the state of virginia. president obama won with 58% here four years ago. louden county next door, the president got 54%. at the moment, this year, mitt romney's carrying these two exurban counties. the question is, what's the margin in here and what happens as we start to get closer to washington, we expect the president to run up big numbers in the population centers here. at the moment, he's holding his own. >> i want to go to gary tuchman outside of richmond, virginia, watching what's going on. what are you seeing? >> reporter: this is henrico county, a battleground county in this battleground state. barack obama won it in 2008, the first time a democrat had won this county since 1964. same with virginia as a whole. these are the raw numbers in my hand. 93 precincts in this county, 25% of them have now reported and with the 25% that have reported, barack obama has 15,773. mitt romney, 14,120. this pencil you see, i
about 45 minutes, an hour away from washington. if governor romney wins prince william county, he's competitive in the state of virginia. president obama won with 58% here four years ago. louden county next door, the president got 54%. at the moment, this year, mitt romney's carrying these two exurban counties. the question is, what's the margin in here and what happens as we start to get closer to washington, we expect the president to run up big numbers in the population centers here. at the...